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Illustration on bad Biden foreign policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden’s policies are the ‘greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century’

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a joint news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Democrats’ best buddy Putin to the rescue

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

In this file photo, a pro-Russian rebel looks up while riding on a tank flying Russia's flag, on a road east of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, July 29, 2015. Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have also soared in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a nearly eight-year conflict with Russia-backed separatists. A sharp increase in skirmishes on Thursday raised fears that Moscow could use the situation as a pretext for an incursion. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Putin recognizes breakaway Ukrainian states, authorizes Russian ‘peacekeepers’

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks via videoconference with members of the Russian Paralympic Committee team on the eve of the XIII Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says he may recognize the independence of two eastern Ukrainian regions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Demonstrators march along the street in Odessa, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. Thousands of people in Odessa marched through the streets of the city in a show of unity on Sunday, marking the date on which, eight years ago, more than a hundred people were killed during Ukraine's Maidan revolution. Waving national flags and placards with slogans such as, 'No Putin, No Cry', people said they had come out to demonstrate against a potential Russian invasion, and said that they were prepared to defend their city if needed. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Putin mulls independence of separatist Ukraine regions

By Vladimir Isachenkov and Yuras Karmanau and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

In this photo made from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, Russian marines take their position during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus. Russia has deployed troops to its ally Belarus for sweeping joint military drills that run through Sunday, fueling Western concerns that Moscow could use the exercise to attack Ukraine from the north. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

U.S. intel says Russia has decided to invade Ukraine

By Mike Glenn and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Tanks move during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Russia has deployed troops to its ally Belarus for sweeping joint military drills that run through Sunday, fueling Western concerns that Moscow could use the exercise to attack Ukraine from the north. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

Russian troops have received order to invade Ukraine: report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis, left, as acting Minister of National Defense welcomes U.S. Secretary for Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, on the occasion of a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Austin is meeting with Lithuanian officials including President Nauseda, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, as acting Minister of National Defense. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Pentagon chief Austin says it’s highly likely Russia will send tanks into Ukraine’s capital

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian serviceman points to the direction of the incoming shelling next to a building which was hit by a large caliber mortar shell in the frontline village of Krymske, Luhansk region, in eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings that Russia plans to invade, on Saturday called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him and seek resolution to the crisis. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Russia, Belarus to continue military exercises, cite Ukraine

By Lori Hinnant and Jim Heintz - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden says Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days

By Jeff Mordock and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian National guard soldier guards the mobile checkpoint together with the Ukrainian Security Service agents and police officers during a joint operation in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Fears of a new war in Europe have resurged as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, and violence spiked in a long-running standoff in eastern Ukraine that some fear could be the spark for wider conflict. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian rebels evacuate civilians to Russia amid crisis

Associated Press

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to French President Emmanuel Macron during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 7, 2022. With Russia carrying out a massive military buildup near Ukraine and the West roundly rejecting Moscow’s security demands, a window for diplomacy in the crisis appears to be closing. But even as Moscow continues to bolster its forces and holds sweeping war games, President Vladimir Putin is keeping the window open for more negotiations in a calculated game of brinkmanship intended to persuade Washington and its allies to accept Russia's demands. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Why would world leaders balk at giving Putin DNA?

By Mallika Sen - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman carries an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 15, 2022. As the U.S. and other NATO members warn of the potential for a devastating war, Russia is not countering with bombs or olive branches -- but with sarcasm. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) **FILE**

U.S. says there is no proof of Russian troop pullback as Ukraine crisis drags on

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian honor guards prepare to rise a Ukrainian national flag during celebration of the Day of the Unit attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at an international airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, prior to his trip to Rivne and Donetsk regions. Ukrainian President ordered to held the Day of the Unity with solemn ceremonies across the country. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) **FILE**

State Department criticizes Russian push to recognize breakaway Ukrainian regions

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian serviceman carries an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don't expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on its ex-Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Biden takes wait-and-see approach as Russia says some troops pulling back

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez is accused of accepting gifts and campaign contributions from a longtime friend in exchange for pressuring government officials on behalf of the friend's business interests. Opening statements in his trial are scheduled for Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Senate talks on Russia sanctions break down after Biden lauds Congress amid tensions with Moscow

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A street actor dressed as an angel walks near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, late Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where political experts and ordinary people alike don't expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on the ex-Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Ukrainian troops patrolled the front line Monday while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov advised President Vladimir Putin to keep negotiating with Western nations about Moscow's security demands. Meanwhile, the Biden administration was preparing for war. (Associated Press)

U.S. bangs the drum on Ukraine as Putin weighs options

By Guy Taylor and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting, in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

Russian foreign minister urges Putin to talk with West on Ukraine

By Yuras Karmanau and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the airport in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb 14, 2022. Scholz is flying to Ukraine on Monday and to Russia on Tuesday this week in an effort to help defuse escalating tensions between the countries. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German leader Olaf Scholz in Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow

By Yuras Karmanau and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press